Josh O'Connor
Joshua Mathias O'Connor (born May 20, 1990) is a British actor. After training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, he had supporting roles in television series such as Doctor Who in 2013 and Peaky Blinders in 2014. He had his breakthrough playing the lead role of a sheep farmer in Francis Lee's romantic drama God's Own Country (2017), for which he won a British Independent Film Award.
For portraying a young Charles III in the Netflix drama series The Crown (2019–2020), O'Connor won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. He has since starred in the period dramas Emma (2020) and La Chimera (2023) as well as Luca Guadagnino's Challengers (2024) and Rian Johnson's Wake Up Dead Man (2025).
For portraying a young Charles III in the Netflix drama series The Crown (2019–2020), O'Connor won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. He has since starred in the period dramas Emma (2020) and La Chimera (2023) as well as Luca Guadagnino's Challengers (2024) and Rian Johnson's Wake Up Dead Man (2025).
Known For
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Peaky Blinders
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Doctor Who
The Graham Norton Show
Saturday Night Live
Golden Globe Awards
The Crown
Father Brown
Great Performances
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Lewis
Ripper Street
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Cinderella
Disclosure Day
The Durrells
Challengers
Law & Order: UK
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Les Misérables
The History of Sound
Emma.
Lee
The Mastermind
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